Incinerator



E. P. COLEv INCINERATOR Dec. 8, 1.931.-

Fled Jan. 20, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet l 1 Dec. 8, .1931. E. P. coLE.

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INCINERATOR Filed Jan.v 20, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 the line 6-6 ofiFg .5, and p Patented Dec. 8, 1931 "rfcoriafor offrendo, 'iLnI'NoI-s i' INOINERTQR 'l 'l Application'-filed` January 20, 1930.v Serial No. 421.930. i

i My invention :relates to garbage Iincinercombustion compartment and `burned;.

The principal objects'of my invention are to provide an improved incinerator having f combustion. and :drying compartments, the

10 drying compartmentbeing-abovethe combus-v.. -tioncoin-partment; to drain the Waterfrom.. the garbage in the dryingcompartment and,

With it and has alovver A,edge 2O Whichis discharge it soy that it Willnot afect theiire Y in the combustion chamber to-provide thej 15 drying compartmenty with a rotatably' removiable loorportion co-operable lwith a scraper to drop the 'garbage intojthe .combustion f Y chamber;V to provide an improved -stepped `and 23 and over the burners Vare grates 24 and 25. Gratesf24 and 25 have outwardlyieX.-

' grate construction'an'd auXiliarygas burners.

51A0in connection therewith' for the combustion,y

chamber ;-and-'to provide for other noveland l j -,at their jends29 and, 30, for kthe application j yoffrock cranks 31 and 32. Burner-.22 and desirable results ina device of ythe class `de- -scr1bed. On the -drawlngsz the . 30 Fig..4 is a partial sectional elevationtaken on the line 4--4 ofiFig,` 5;. Y j

Fig. 5 isa central sectionalA side elevation taken along the line :5-5 of Fig.,2; Y

- Fig. 6 is a lsectional plan viewtaken along 1 Fig. is a similar view taken along lthe line 7 7 of Fig. 5.-; f -f s a A -f Referringmore `.particularly.to :the drawings-I show an incinerator having a double Wall casing 1 in Which is a. combustion cham-V ber or compartment 2 and a drying chamber,

Separation of l the two chambers lis effected by a rota-table or compartment 3 tliereabove.

floor plate 4 and an inclined partition 5, the

latter of which is secured in any suitable man-.v

11er Within casing 1 adjacent the top as at 6 and has its lower edge 7 terminating immedij.

ately above plate 4. A supporting member 8 is secured Within and extends across casing 59 l and has a central bearing 9 for a vertical v.

Fig. 1 is` a side elevationof anembodiment shaft 110. Casing l isprovided Witha cover;

y1l having a flue opening. 12,-a door 13 and: a `guide.bearing 14 alsoi'or shai't}10.

j Plate 4 is vsemi-circular and has a peripheral drain groove 15 Qalongiits oiroulariedge.

discharging at the lends thereoi adj acent the sidewalls of the incineratoi'-, this plate 4.

alsovhas an upstand-ingsleeve 16 midway on the-straightrear edge l17. The plate has a slight downwardslope-from' radial element.

18 to assijstvnin draining. f Aseraper 19 is suitably :secured to shaftlO vso as to. rotate Acover l1.

In the'loiver compartment and suitably securedthereinare a number of gas burners y22 tending' shaftsig27. and 28 which aresquared grate 24 are elevated. above the level ofgburner 23 `and `grate 254andxare substantially vunder f plate 4 in the normal position lshoWninFigH 5. Adjacent grates 24 and 25 are guidegrate members 33y andl 3 4. The .usual ash, door .'35 and ash p21-1136 are also provided. v@Partition 5 ,hasfv a` by-pass'opening 3f?y in itsgupper ,portion and a removable` cover .38 is provid- .ed for thevopenijng. A

.The operation of the device as frollovvs:

'With `plate 4 in) the position shown in Fig.

5 cover door 13. is opened and compartment 3 filled with garbage or other refuse which Will fall upon plate4 and` partition 5 pilingkup onithe latter as in a hopper. There vvill ordi- V.narily be af certain amount of freeor entrapped water :or lmoisture in .the garbage, the free part ,ofgavliieli Water-.Will drop lon plate `4either directly o r fromlpartition 5 and because of theslope ofthe ,platewill be carried't'o peripheral groove 15 and discharge A.tl-ierefrom at the sides ofgtlie Linein,erator. Burners ,22 and'y 23-upon lbeing lighted v vill .Causeheated gas torpassupWardinto chamber Sgaroun'd v the y peripheral edge thereby drying the garbage. When the garbage lhastbecome suliiciently dried the; contents. ofioompartlnent 3 can be dropped onto grates 24 and 25 by the rotation of shaft 10 by handle 21 which rotation carries Aplate 4 to the rear and by the cooperative scraping action of edge 7 of partition 5 and the plate 4 the garbage on the plate is scraped off and dropped on the grates. Scraper 19 `also assists in this action byV scraping the-fgarbageV from the partition member 5. Part of the garbage Will fall on each grate and complete combustion can then be eii'ected and the burning theie'oi may be. utilized to dry additional garbage which-is placed in the drying compartment. It there is an insuiiicient draftsaroimd plate 4, cover;v

38 can be remoyed from opening and direct passage 4to the flue openingv 12 is aierd'ed.

While I have shown and described 4my invention in a preferred form, I ain :aware that V'various changes and modifications' may be -made'witheutdeparting from the principles 'of my' invention, the scope ofwliich is to be Y determined the apponded'claims:

I upper ychamber and a platefat A the iront, said platefbeing adapted lto rotate` f operable A'therewith to' 'drop material :from the Iclaim as my `invent-ion: Y l l'. A device ofV 4the class described having an upper andV alowerchamber, separating members therebtween comprising an upfwardly eXten-ding'partition 'at the back of -the of said partition, said plate being mounted to-ro'tate -on a vertical `axis `to drop material from the upper to the lower chamber.

Y2.' 'A device ofthe-class described having anj upper vand allower chamber, separati-ng inem- 'bers therebetween comprising an inclined partition at the back and a Vsector plate at under the loweredge ot the partition and coupper to the lower chamber.

. dev"ceoii Athe class described compris` f ring 'av casing, having an inclined partit-ion -a rotatable plate therein dividing the casing 'conijlciu'stion.v v V- e A5. A'deviceo-the class describedcompris- 'into ripper and lower compartments, and a plurali-ty of burners and grates located in said` plate sloping the lower `edge ing a casing having an inclined partition and a rotatable plate therein dividing t-lie casing into an upper drying compartment and a lower combustion compartment, said lower compartment having a plurality of oii'set grates, guide barsand burners, said partiv tion liavingan 4aperture and :av-cover therefor inthe upper portion? therof Sand having its lowerportion terminating above said pla-te,

downwardly from a central element"thereot1 and having a peripheral 1 drain groove therein.

6'. A device of the class described comprising a, casinghaving an inclined partition forming a hopper at the back therein and a rotatable plate at the Vfront-cooperable with fs'aid partition to forma drying compartment in theupper portion of. isa-idV casing `and to drop material from Lthesaid vcompartment to the space-tlierebelowwvhentsaid plate :is rotated,fa verticalshaft secured to saidplfate, a

"fscraperifor said hopper onA said shaft, externail operating meanstherefon'and a plurality of irregularly disposed burners, -grates and guides inthe lower .portionA of the casing.v

` 7 A 'device of the class fspeciiedcomprising acasinghaving-a drying compartment at 'thcfiop landa heating compartment there- 'below separating elements comprising .an in- .cliiied{partitionV a't the-back forming a liop-v per and 1a rotatable plate :at the front, a vertical sliaft secured to isai'd .plate at the rear thereof, cpe-rating means thereforxat-.the IeX- terior of lthecasing, a supporting vbearing for said plate and shaft, ay scraper for the hopper secured to the shaft, said plate and scraper being coo-perab'le with said .partitionltoscifape material from the hopper and the plate when the shaft is rota-ted.

ing a casing having Aan inclined partition at the back A"and 1a rotatable plate at the 'front forming'upper and lower compartments in the casing, said partition forming a hopper withthe Casin close the lower outlet of the liop'pei having a peripheral drain groove and sloping upper surfaces, a vert-ical shaft secured to the plate, bearings and operating means therefor, a

8. A1C-levies' ofithe Vclass .specified coinpris- 105 g, said plate :being adapted to scraper for the liopper andcooperable there-v withand with the plate to drop material from the'upper into thelower compartment when l the shaimplate and scraper are turned.

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'staggered relation in the lower comparted partition being secured at the top and sides to the interior of the casing and terminating at the bottom .above'said plate, said vplate rhaving aperipheral drain'groove and beingcol 'operable with said partit-ion to drop material from the'upper to thelowercompartment for I l 

